Quality Assurance Compliance Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and guidance for Quality Management System (QMS) compliance activities.
• Maintain oversight of VEGA Americas' ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 Management Systems, ensuring ongoing compliance, effectiveness, audit readiness, and continuous improvement.
• Support regulatory conformity, product approvals, and hazardous location certification activities while coordinating with VEGA subject matter experts in IECEx, ATEX, and IEC 80079 requirements.
• Develop, implement, and maintain quality policies, procedures, and management system processes.
• Oversee the document control process to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance of controlled documentation.
• Support and coordinate internal, external, customer, and certification audits in partnership with designated audit personnel.
• Monitor audit findings, corrective actions, and compliance initiatives to ensure effective and timely closure.
• Support product certifications, approvals, and regulatory compliance activities in partnership with designated subject matter experts.
• Monitor changes to quality, regulatory, and certification requirements and assess organizational impact.
• Facilitate management review activities and support quality system performance reporting.
• Lead risk-based thinking initiatives and support organizational risk assessment and mitigation activities.
• Support competence management processes, including quality-related training, awareness, and qualification requirements.
• Monitor compliance metrics and identify opportunities to improve process effectiveness and system performance.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Product Management teams to maintain compliance and drive continuous improvement.
• Support customer, regulatory, and third-party inquiries related to quality system compliance and certifications.
• Perform other related duties and special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from a four-year college or university, preferably in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Systems, Compliance, or a related quality discipline.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience working within an ISO 9001 Quality Management System.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems and quality system governance principles.
• Experience supporting internal, external, customer, and certification audits as well as quality management system compliance activities.
• Experience working with regulatory, certification, approval, or conformity assessment requirements preferred.
• Experience supporting risk management, document control, or training/competence management systems preferred.
• Experience collaborating with global teams and/or working within an international manufacturing environment preferred.
• Ability to interpret quality standards, regulations, certification requirements, and compliance obligations.
• Working knowledge of auditing principles, corrective action processes, and risk-based thinking methodologies.
• Willingness and ability to travel as required, including occasional international travel.